Wagner James Au / New World Notes
Author, strategist, virtual world reporter
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Now that PBR graphics are fully launched on Second Life, we're seeing a barrage of pics and videos showing off reflective/mirror effects made possible from physically based rendering. But it's this video of a swimming pool created by SL content creator Bhad Craven which recently caught my eye — watch. It's not so much the…
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Free to members of my Patreon, I've collected quite a lot of valuable advice, experience, and insights from veteran Second Life merchants. And while you're there, please consider subscribing to help fund more articles like this on New World Notes/my Patreon, plus get a number of benefits including free copies of my books and ads…
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As noted yesterday, quite a few SLers are having a poor experience with the new PBR upgrade to Firestorm, by far the most popular viewer for Second Life. Fortunately, as Firestorm project lead Beq recently detailed for me, there are a number of fixes and perspective shifts available. The starting point is understanding how the…
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Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Prisqua Newall is a vlogger who gives good advice and broaches some of the big issues of Second Life. She posted A Second Life Guide to Optimizing Your Firestorm Settings which seems timely as many eagerly await the release of the Firestorm…
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In the run-up to its 21st anniversary, Second Life is officially a virtual world with mirrors: Step into a more immersive world with real-time reflections. Our new mirror functionality uses reflection probes, providing stunning and dynamic reflections. Perfect for adding realism to your virtual environments, whether it's for a sleek modern home or a bustling…
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With PBR graphics launched in Second Life a couple months ago, we're starting to see it appear as a feature in commercial products available in the virtual world economy. One of the first I happened to notice was the Physically Based Rendering-based mirror effect in this bathroom sink vanity from longtime sponsoring partner Dutchie Design. …
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The woman in this picture doesn't exist, but the embedded Second Life avatar does. SL fashionista Gogo of Juicy Bomb used it as the base for creating the startingly life-like simulacra. To do this, she uploaded the Second Life screenshot into Leonardo.AI:
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Reader Nadeja concurs with Linden Lab staffer "Soft" on the value of using Large Language Models to help with creating/exploring Second Life related content — and has further tips, especially for Microsoft's LLM Copilot: I was doing similar things for months. For small scripts and functions, GPT-4 is a time saver, it can also handle…
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Problem: Machinima is an amazing use case for metaverse platforms, enabling people to create high quality narrative videos on a low budget — if only, that is, the "high quality" part wasn't so challenging. Because any time you capture video in a multiplayer virtual world, you inevitably encounter lag, frame rate drop, and onscreen mesh…
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Beautifully Lit Second Life Home Decor Images by Svelte Blessed, Who Shares Details of Her Technique
Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Svelte Blessed takes the most amazing landscape and decor pics. She also lists her credits. I love “The Tom Cat” who is sleeping on that battered, old nailhead chair. I love it. I asked her how she got such intense color and…
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